fier

See also Fier, and -fier

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *sperna, from Proto-Indo-European *pornóm ‘wing, feather’ (compare English fern, Lithuanian spar̃nas), from *perHo- ‘feather’ (cf. Serbo-Croatian pèro).

Noun

fier m

1. fern

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fiːr/
• Rhymes: -iːr

Adjective

fier (comparative fierder, superlative fierst)

1. proud

Declension

Declension of fier

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		fier	fierder
neuter singular	indefinite	fier	fierder
	definite	fiere	fierdere	fierste	fierst, fierste
common singular		fiere	fierdere	fierste	fierste
plural		fiere	fierdere	fierste	fierste
partitive		fiers	fierders

Synonyms

• trots

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French

Etymology 1

From Latin ferus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fjɛr/, X-SAMPA: /fjEr/

Adjective

fier m (feminine fière, masculine plural fiers, feminine plural fières)

1. proud

Synonyms

• hautain

Related terms

• fier-à-bras
• fièrement
• fiérot
• fierté

Etymology 2

From Old French fier < Vulgar Latin *fīdāre, from Latin fīdere, present active infinitive of fīdō.

Pronunciation

• audio (se fier)

  (file)

• IPA: /fje/, X-SAMPA: /fje/

Verb

fier

1. (reflexive) to trust (à), to rely on (à)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of fier (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		fier			avoir fié
gerund		en fiant			en ayant fié
present participle		fiant
past participle		fié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	fie	fies	fie	fions	fiez	fient
	imperfect	fiais	fiais	fiait	fiions	fiiez	fiaient
	past historic1	fiai	fias	fia	fiâmes	fiâtes	fièrent
	future	fierai	fieras	fiera	fierons	fierez	fieront
	conditional	fierais	fierais	fierait	fierions	fieriez	fieraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	fie	fies	fie	fiions	fiiez	fient
	imperfect1	fiasse	fiasses	fiât	fiassions	fiassiez	fiassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	fie	—	fions	fiez	—
1literary tenses

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Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fīdāre, from Latin fīdere, present active infinitive of fīdō.

Verb

fier

1. (reflexive, se fier) to trust (someone, something)
   • circa 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:

     Trestuit por lor seignor prioient,
     Qu’an Deu et an lui se fioient

     Soon, they were praying for their master
     In him, and in God they put their trust

Related terms

• fiance

Descendants

• French: (se) fier

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Noun

fier n (plural fiare)

1. iron

Related terms

• fierar
• fierătaie
• fieros
• înfiera

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Romansch

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Noun

fier m

1. iron

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West Frisian

Adjective

fier

1. far, distant